Canada's Jewish community faced 'disturbing and elevated level of violence' in 2022, B'nai Brith says

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Reported incidents of antisemitism in Canada declined slightly last year from their all-time peak in 2021, B’nai Brith Canada said Monday, noting that the change is so small as to be “almost insignificant.”

There were 2,769 antisemitic incidents recorded in 2022, compared to 2,799 the year before, CEO Michael Mostyn said at a press conference in Ottawa.

The majority of antisemitism happened online, he said, but there were 25 incidents of violence in 2022 — down from 75 the year before.

“It must be recalled, however, that many of the 75 acts of violence in 2021 were connected to the May conflict between

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